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ASIA AFGHANISTAN The Taliban issued a statement on Tuesday warning that it will withdraw from peace talks with the US unless Washington commits to the talks with "sincere intentions." I'm going to be honest here and say I have no idea what they're talking about and in fact it's beginning to seem like the Taliban … Continue reading Asia/Africa update: January 15 2019

ASIA AFGHANISTAN Over the past two days the Taliban has attacked two police checkpoints--one in Ghazni province and the other in Zabul province--killing 12 Afghan police officers. The group tells the AP that it's working to minimize civilian casualties as a concession toward possible peace talks, but it hasn't received any indication that the US … Continue reading Asia/Africa update: July 20 2018

Well, we're back. As usual when I've been gone for a while this update will mostly stick to things that happened today with some pieces I flagged while I was gone in there for good measure. ASIA AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijan has responded to Armenia's recent change in government by amping up its threats to regain control … Continue reading Asia/Africa update: July 5 2018

ASIA MYANMAR The Myanmar military has admitted that its soldiers murdered ten Rohingya prisoners in September, during its excessive crackdown/ethnic cleansing campaign. It's one of the few instances in which they've allowed that perhaps some of their soldiers acted inappropriately during the episode that saw mass atrocities committed against the Rohingya community. CHINA Beijing's Belt … Continue reading World update: January 10 2018

Sorry, but today's update needs to be another short and early one MIDDLE EAST IRAQ The Kurds have a major supporter in their independence movement: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Which is, on some level, just astonishing. Israel has cultivated good relations with Kurds of all stripes for decades, so this makes sense viewed through … Continue reading World update: September 13 2017

ASIA AFGHANISTAN One NATO soldier was killed on Thursday evening when his convoy was attacked by the Taliban just north of Kabul. In Helmand province, 40 Taliban fighters were reportedly killed during a 12 hour battle with Afghan forces on Thursday and Friday. And in Paktia province, the Afghans were able to retake the Jani … Continue reading Asia/Australia/Africa update: August 3-4 2017

UNITED NATIONS Congratulations to the newest members of the UN Security Council: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly elected Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland to the U.N. Security Council on Friday for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2018. The Netherlands was elected for a one-year term after reaching a deal with … Continue reading Europe/Americas update: June 2 2017